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  • Windies carrying World T20 confidence to Champions Trophy

    West Indies head coach Otis Gibson says the Caribbean cricketers will arrive in England for the Champions Trophy full of confidence on the strength of their triumph at the World T20 last year. Gibson, playing down suggestions that the Windies could be under pressure to perform, says the success in Sri Lanka late last year, could instead provide a fillip. The Windies head coach was speaking at ...

  • Ilhee Lee takes rain-shortened Bahamas event for 1st LPGA win

    Ilhee Lee claimed her first career victory Sunday, turning in a round of 5-under-par 42 on a shortened course to take the Pure Silk-Bahamas LPGA Classic. Lee's performance enabled her to end at 11-under-par 126, good for a two-stroke victory at the rain-damaged Ocean Club Golf Course at Atlantis Resort. Tournament officials truncated the course to 12 holes after it was drenched with a ...

  • Lo Castro pleaded guilty on advice

    A MOTHER was "stunned" to find out her son had signed a document admitting he had raped his girlfriend at the advice of his high-profile barrister before being sentenced to at least eight years' jail, a court has ...

  • No injuries when Brazilian plane with 121 UN peacekeepers runs off runway at Haiti airport

    PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti - Police in Haiti say a Brazilian military plane veered onto the grass next to a runway of the capital's airport after one engine caught fire as the aircraft attempted to take off. There were no injuries. Airport police spokesman Max Justin says the fire erupted as the airplane was speeding down the runway Sunday and the craft ran into the grass. Fire crews put out ...

  • Caribbean Should Trade Venezuelan Oil for Homegrown Sun

    Petrocaribe , a Venezuelan program that has kept their economies afloat with deals on discounted oil. Consider the case of Jamaica, which this month had to go to ...

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Garden State [DVD]

Garden State [DVD]

Zack Braff looks like an ordinary guy, which is intrinsic to his appeal. As J.D., the central character of the often-surreal TV hospital comedy Scrubs, he has grounded himself as an identifiable everyguy who spends much of his life, like many of us do, confounded by the world aroun ... ...

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  • Exclusive Cuba will continue success in pro boxing predicts Fidel Castros son

    May 26 - Antonio Castro, son of the former Cuban leader Fidel Castro, has predicted the country's boxers will be successful the professional ranks after it ended its draconian rule of over 50 years to stop fighters staying amateur. Professional boxing was effectively banned in Cuba in 1962 because Fidel Castro regarded it as both corrupt and corrupting, while authorities there deemed it is ...

  • Crowds turn out for Preston’s Caribbean Carnival

    A riot of pulsating beats and vibrant colour brought a taste of the Caribbean to the streets of Preston. The annual Caribbean Carnival was greeted with sunshine and smiles from the crowds who lined the route from Moor Park into the city centre.Spectators waved flags and blew whistles and bubbles as the procession danced and wove its way past Sunday afternoon.Among the colourful costumes were a ...

  • Aussie Swimmer Preps For Cuba-Keys Attempt

    KEY WEST (CBSMiami/AP) -- An Australian woman is getting in some practice in the waters off Key West in preparation for her attempt to swim from Cuba to Florida. Endurance swimmer Chloe McCardel's attempt to cross the Florida Straits without a shark cage is set for June. McCardel estimated it would take 60 to 70 hours to complete the longest continuous solo swim in history. McCardel said ...

  • Former opposition chief Alden McLaughlin becomes new premier of Cayman Islands

    GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands - Former opposition leader Alden McLaughlin has been chosen as the new premier of the Cayman Islands after several days of negotiations by lawmakers. McLaughlin's People's Progressive Movement won 9 of 18 legislative seats in Wednesday's elections, one short of a majority. But on Saturday, his party clinched the majority when ex-Premier Juliana ...

  • Australian Woman Plans Cuba-Keys Swim

    Endurance swimmer Chloe McCardel has a practice swim scheduled Sunday in the waters off Key West. Her attempt at swimming across the Florida Straits from Cuba to the Keys without a shark cage is set for June.She's the latest swimmer to try the difficult crossing.American Diana Nyad has tried four times: once in 1978 with a shark cage, and three times in the last two years without it. After ...

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